Muzaffarnagar (UP), Nov 16 (PTI) A car driver was charred to death when his vehicle caught fire after crashing into a bus on Karnal-Meerut highway in Shamli district on Monday, police said.

The driver was trapped in his car on the highway near Jhinjhana town following the accident, they said.

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Circle Officer Jitendra Kumar said the incident took place when a crane carrying the mini bus collided with the car that led to the fire.

The deceased driver has not yet been identified and the body has been sent for a post-mortem.

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The crane driver is absconding and police are searching for him.

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